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. s e e dition, such malmer that permitted to hang substantially sliijalgllt.

time of manufabture, or

To'aZZ whom "it vit'ayconortk 1 I i Be it knownl'jthat It -Gretel. AJHILro a citizen of; the nited States? and a resident ofqII-vington ounty bf Es'se; 2 fian state New J eree gg-have inv'ent ushful I prevements Brushes, ",f "wh ficaltiohfQf l I invention relat e brushes such as paifit bi'u'shs' *for sp vessel on aini r'igjw similar fiuldsifor keeping the liristles-i" theflbristl h nee WM 11, i rarelyfrornfth'e brush. inveivie aeman e 01-; additional ste sin the recess iofbrush inanufactui'efla n" calnlloe applied to sjubstan tially any groan A or hrush either at the wfitbe appl ed thereafter by master ainters; 01?. others, to bri sh'es whi-ei lwere *not eqei pea with hangatfthe 'timeo 1 Another ob j-et s i he revis ien of novel ntaot l l L l 1 i means i for holding the hanger hook in rfe traeted positiotif-where it isflput worth; way when not-wanted, but can be readily turned "Other objects of the inv ntion wilr'e ear 1 in eonnection with the following description;

and with the f oregoing and" related object in* view, my invention Consists in the elej ments, combinations" and features fof con structionj flherein set forth andelailnedu 5 In the accompanying "drawings {forming part of this specifieation and wherein the same reference numerals *aremade use of uniformly to designate the same parts throughout; Figure" is fragmentary se tional view of a pot with one formof brush equipped with a hangerin aocordancewith my invention, and suspended therein, the re tracted position of the hanger being shown ll in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the anger as shown in Fig. 1, the hanger being sh Wii in retracted position. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a flat brush equipped with a hanger in accordance with my invention. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3,and Fig. 5 is a plan view. showing several brushes than the sides and brought back on s mm. ONE.

an n it a ain ret attieaaa s till other features of advantage. .1

(y-form areshown i013 purpose of ill s trat'ion ana ser yearlong the invert ionelearly unders 0d! on or;theordinairy been eralle iiiie, and! one l for the 11d brush usually made use, of for My rnish brash The fo isshown in Figs. 3 and hoe mastere -pivoted to the body them her (at sub m ny the end thereof; which is "t bepieeed adja m to the outer end of the brush 1 head 12., In the" form shown; the bedy membe 10 s termed ef sheetifmetal; and maddup stanti'ally the form of "narrow, substanel tially box shaped member 13 c mprisia aa uppers: top wallfpprtion 14 and side walls 15; 15. ThLe SideQ walls are provided with outwardly directed extensions for fiah geslfi If of a form adapted for fitting down. n t brus ,ileaa; shear "securedthereon b sea ablemeens as by-small nails or braids 17; 17; driyen through openings provided, therefor; in' 'suchflangesorieictensidnsN The side. wal s 15, 1 rep efer yef b tantially triangular form; sis that the outer and of the upper wall 14 of the portion 13 comes down substantially close to the brush head, while the inner end thereof is elevated somewhat with respect to the brush head. At the outer end of the body member 10, means are provided for pivotally receiving a hook member, and in the form shown, the top portion 14. is made somewhat longer itself, so as to provide substantially a transversely extending 'bore 18 at its extreme end for the reception of the hook member.

.itsmiddlepdrtion insub Thehook shown has the form of'a double hook. The hook member is designated generally by the referencenumeral11, and comprises two hooks 19, 19 which-maybe formed of wire or the like material, and are joined together by the transversely extending portion 20, whichis received in the bore 18 provided therefor, so that the hook member mayturn therein as upon thepivot. In order that the'hook ends2-1, 21 of the hooks 19, 19 1 may extend outwardly or outwardly and downwardly whenin use forsuspending the brush from asuitable support, it results that they are turned upwardly when brought back into retracted position, as shown in Fig.1 3, and it is for-this reason that the rear portionof the box shaped part 131ismade higher than the'outer; end portion thereof, and" when so formed,-it serves to retainthe hook member, in retracted position,- and to keep the'hooks/substantially out of the way. In order. to obtain a positive holding'connectionfor the hooks, the boxshaped member 13 may be somewhat thicken at its top, or it maybe formedwithllaterally extending ribs or fiangesQZrZ, along the-upper side portions thereof, and when the hooks '19, 19

' have a slight tension toward one another erally extending I portions for.- fastening in position on the-brush head, the side members 15, are provided with rearw ardly. extending portions 2 1, 24,by which the body mem ber'lO, issecured to the handle at substantially the-base thereof adj acentto, the

brush'head.. .1 a. Y -The operation of a hanger in accordance with my invention, will be cleargfrom the I foregoing. The device is made upsepa' rately,and" attached to a brush;v When not wantedifor. suspendingra brush, the hook is simply turned backwardlypn itspi-votal support inywhich position it is positively held in place untilwanted for. use, and when the brush is to be hung up, the hook member is readily grasped by the painter and turned upwardly and outwardlyon its-pivot, and may be used for suspending the brush upon a suitable support .as upon the side wall of a pot'or' vessel containing water, oil or the like, 26 as indicated in Fig, 1. A number of brushes may be hung in a vessel and will extend radially inwardly from the side walls thereof, as shown in Fig. 5, so that in a vessel of moderate size, a considerable number of brushesmay be hung. Asalready stated, the invention comprises the hanger as a separate article of manufacture, and also comprises hangers in combination with the brush, the device being, adapted to be manufactured and sold separately for attachment to brushes already completed or in use, or to be-applied to the brush at the time of original manufacture.

, Modifications and changes may be resorted to within-the scope of. my claims, as, for example, the body member may be of other forms, asingle hook may be used, etc.

' lgAnhanger comprising a body member having a substantially.triangular side and adapted to be secured toa brush head with the base of the triangularside directed inwardly, and a'hook member pivoted thereto at substantially the outer end thereof, and adapted to be folded on its-pivot with its hook directed upwardly and held in such retracted position in contact-with the side of the body member.

2. A hanger comprising a sheet metal body portion with substantially triangular sides'andhaving a rib at the top of each side wall, a" hook made of asingle piece of wire having a transverse portion hinged -to the-small end of the triangular body portion and having two hooks adapted to beswung outward to suspending position or inward to retracted position, the; hook ends having a slight-tension toward. one another so that they can be sprung under the ribs to hold the hook in retracted position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereto; set my hand, this 11th day of March, 1919. I a v a o t v GEORGE A. HILTON floples o f th is patent may he obtained'tor five cents each, byiaddressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

' lwashington, 20,0. 

